Goal handling



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H. K. MORRISON.

GOAL HANDLING APPLIANCE.

Nb. 502,445. Patented Aug. 1,18%.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY K. MORRISON, OF JERSEY OITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITEDGAS IMPROVEMENT COM VANIA.

IEANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- COAL-HANDLINGIAPPLIANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 5Q2,44=5, dated August1, 1893. Application filenlDecemberZZ, 1892. Serial No. 456,024. (roman).To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HENRY K. MORRISON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at J ersey.

City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Coal-Handling Appliances, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Hitherto in handling coal and other like matter or material it has beencustomary to run cars containing the same onto a trestle or othersuperstructure and to then discharge their contents into a so-calledpocket, from which it was subsequently loaded in cars or Wagons bygravity or other preferred manner. In such instances the pocket had tobe large enough to contain the contents of one or more cars, otherwisetheir contents would be discharged onto the tracks and trestle insteadof into the pocket, and the trestle had to be of considerable height inorder to accommodate the pocket. In cases where the trestle was too lowto accommodate a pocket the contents of the cars were dumped into binsor onto the ground and were then shoveled into wagons, carts or othervehicles.

My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described andclaimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part hereof; and in which- Figure1, is a side elevational view illustrating an appliance for handlingcoal and analogous matter or material embodying features of myinvention. Fig. 2, is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2, of Fig. 1.Fig. 3, is an elevational view of one of the guideboards or shields; andFig. 4, is an elevational View illustrating in detail lugs attached tothe discharge-hopper and adapted to be turned into range of thedump-doors of the car.

In the drawings a, is a trestle or superstructure provided with railsa'.

b, is a discharge hopper suspended from the trestle a, and having'itsopen top disposed.

substantially in alignment with the top portions of the stringers 0, Thelower portions of the discharge-hopper Z2, converge and slant U toward adischarge opening provided with a sliding-door b. 1

is a pivotal lever connected with the door I), by means of"a link b andadapted to afford means for openingand closing the same.

0, are 1n gs projecting upward from the side walls of the hopper 1),into range of the dumpdoors (Z, of a coal-car d. These lugs 0, may berigidly attached to the side walls of the hopper b, as shown in Fig. 1.

If preferred the lugs 0, may be provided with slots 0, engaging pins 0projecting from the side walls of the hopper b, and with notches 0adapted to engage pins 0, attached to the hopper. In such case the lugs0, may be turned into range of the dump-doors d, as shown at the lefthand side of Fig. 4 or when not in use they may be turned downward outof the way, as shown at the right hand side of said figure.

e, are guide-boards or shields provided with spikes e, and with spikedbrace-rods e adapted for'insertioninto the stringer a orother parts ofthe trestle a.

The mode of operation of the hereinabove described device, is asfollows:The car 01, is drawn onto the trestle a, and over thedischarge-hopper b, in any suitable manner, and the guide-boards orshields e, are placed parallel with the rails a, and opposite therespective ends of the dump-doors d, and are then secured in suchposition by means of the spikes e and braces 6 whereupon the dumpdoors(1, are released and consequently swing into open position in engagementwith the lugs o, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Under thesecircumstances the doors d, and guide-boards or shields e, constitute achute connecting the interior of the car d, with the interior of thedischarge-hopper b, so that the car, chute and discharge-hopper b,constitute in effect a reservoir from which the coalor other matter ormaterial may be discharged at will into wagons or carts by means of thesliding-door b and its accessories. Inasmuch as the car, chute and;discharge-hopper constitute a reservoir for containing the coal or othermatter or material it follows that the hopper may be of very smalldimension and consequently is especially applicable to comparatively lowtrestles. 7

It may be remarked that in handling large matter or material, such asbroken coal, the shields or guide-boards e and their complemental lugsc, are not absolutely essential; however, preference is given to theiremployment even in such cases, because they prero vent any coal orsimilar matter from falling upon the trestle or rails.

Having thus described the nature and objects 'of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An appliance for handling coal and other matter or material,comprising a trestle provided with stringers having rails, a dischargehopper suspended between the rails and'having its lower portionconverging and slanting 20 toward a discharge opening, a sliding-doorfor said opening, lugs connected with the side-walls'of the hopper andprojecting up-' ward above said rails and into range of the dump-doorsof a coal-car and guide boards or z 5 shields ranging transversely ofthe ends of the dump-doors and provided with spikes and 7 spikedbrace-rods adapted for insertion'in the trestle, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

2. An appliance for handling coal and other matter or material,comprising a trestle provided with stringers having rails, adischargehopper suspended between the rails and having its lowerportionsconverging and slanting toward a discharge opening, asliding-door for said opening, lugs connected with the side walls of thehopper by slots and pins and provided at one of their extremities withnotches adapted to detachably engage said pins, and guide boards orshields ranging transversely of the ends of the dump-doors and providedwith spikes and spiked brace rods adapted for insertion in the trestle,sub stantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY K. MORRISON.

Witnesses:

J. M. RUsBY, E. F. JENNINGS.

